Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1887-06-06
MORE LIGHT.
What the New Gas Company is
Doing.

Gas is very essential element in q
city, both for light and fuel. 1t is con-
venient and safe and is incomparably
superior to every other agency. Very
few people would illuminate their houses
or cook their food by anything other
than gas were it cheap enough. II is a
pleasure for the HERALD to announce
that in very short time this day will
be at hand. The Citizens Gaslight
Company was organized last summer,
and in September it was Incorporated
with the following Board of Directors
III. l.. Macneil, President; L. Dunham,
Vice. President; l.. L. Mosher, Secrs-
tary; J.. Quigley and II. Lowe. The
capital stock was placed at $500. 900, all
of which was paid up. Mr.. d. Uilman,
who for nine years was connected with
the old gas company here, was engaged
as superintendent, and everything was
ready for start. Some little difficulty
was experienced in procuring cite for
the works, as people generally had an
idea that the location of gss.works
would have the effect of depreclatng the
value of real estate in the vicin-
ity. Ordinarily this would be
the case, but the gas to be made
by the new company is to be evolved
from water, and consequently all of the
Objectionable smoke, SCOT and refuse
seen around gas works are in this case
eliminated. The company finally bought
six acres of land in the K b. Millar
tract, corner of Seventh and Alameda
streets, and three months ago ground
was broken for the erection of the works.
Yesterday HERALD reporter drove
down to the seat of ope rations and was
astonished at the progress made. The
immense brick tank to contain the gas
holders is nearly completed, and will be
fully so next week. 1t is sixty feet in
diameter and twenty feet deep, and
requires 300, 900 brick in its construc-
tion. The holders for the gas are what
are known as telescope holders, and
when full of gas will rise to height of
fifty feet above the brick tank. and when
empty will be flush with the wall. They
will hold about 100, 900 cubic feet OF gas,
which is about the daily capacity Of the
works now in course of erection. The
machinery for the works is all on the
ground, and is made by Professor
Lowe, of Norristown, Pennsylvania.
under his peculiar patents. BY the
way Prof. Lowe is the originator aod
patentee of the process of making gas
from water, and a short time ago was
awarded medal by the Technical In.
stitute of Pennsylvania for an invention
that was of the greatest benefit to the
industrial world. The company have
sunk we'll which yields an abundeat
supply of water and have erected several
large tanks of 10 600 gallons capacity
each.
Everything about the new works is
being constructed in the most substan.
tial manner ana an idea Of the magni-
tude of the undertaking may be gained
from the fact that that for three months
the company has had from thirty to
fifty men hard at work every day. The
generating room is S0x40 feet and two
stories high, and the purifying house
30x40 feet. The company has had
switch constructed through its grounds
by the Southern Pacific road, which
proves great convenince. Several
buildings will be erected on the grounds
and rented to people for machine shops,
etc., the gas company furnishing the
space and the power. The company
has already laid ten miles of IL and 10
inch cast iron mains through Seventh |
Main, Spring, Olive, Los Angeles, Fort, |
Hill, Commercial and First streets and |
will steadily extend its line. They will |
make connections free Of charge and re.
quire no deposits on meters. Some |
three hundred business men and manu-.
facIurers have already signified their in.
tention of connecting with the new COM |
pany's mains.
This gas will be sold at 81 per thous.
and cubic feet as the charter of the |
company provides. The rate charged |
at present is $3 per thousand and calcu- |
lating on the amount OF gas used in |
1886, there will be an annual saving to |
the gas consumers of Los Angeles of |
500, 900. The company will handle
line OF gas stoves, also patented by Prof. |
Lowe, which are gems in their way and
which will delight all housekeepers.
These stoves will be rented to consum-
ers for nominal rent for the purpose
of introducing them. The use of these
stoves will make a great saving in the
cost of fuel, and there will be
no dirt caused by them. The
works will be in operation
by the middle of August, and in the
store will be established by
the company for the sale of the stoves
and an exhibition of the working of its
system. This company will pursue
most conservative course, and as all the
are residents Of Los Angeles it
is certain that it is home institution,
and whatever profits accrue will be in
vested in our midst. Mr.. Ullman, the
superintendent, is one of the most effi-